Thank you for all your responses. My sister had heard about the patch and has already asked the doctor about that for tomorrow. There is a nurse coming tomorrow who specializes in the feeding tube, so I hope she recommends the pump like Christine suggested. He did have the pump in the hospital. I think the slower feedings do help because yesterday I helped him with his feeding and I made sure it went in very slowly. He did not throw that feeding up. He cannot feed himself because he has tremors (non parkinson essential tremors). He cannot pour the can into the feeding tube. I just hope that he can get through these next six weeks and enjoy some quality of life for the remainder of his life. Thanks for all the support from everyone here. One last question, his lips are really sore, any tips on a good lip balm? I'm not sure which one he is using now, but my sister said it's not working. I think it's aquafore (sp?).
Rett